Modernity
Historical period and socio-cultural norm or attitude
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| 2025 | La La Land Records released a three-disc expanded edition of the Gladiator soundtrack for its 25th anniversary. |
| 2025 | Season 3 of the animated series 'Blood of Zeus' is expected to be released, continuing the mythological narrative of the show. |
| May 8 2025 | The third and final season of Blood of Zeus premiered on Netflix. |
| 2025 | Collider named Blood of Zeus among its list of best fantasy shows of the decade so far. |
| March 2025 | The New York Times listed Gladiator among 'The Movies We've Loved Since 2000'. |
| 2025 | Hercules musical is scheduled to open in London's West End at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane during the summer. |
| 2025 | Charles Parlapanides and Vlas Parlapanides were nominated for a Writers Guild of America award for their script 'Winter is Born' for Blood of Zeus season 2. |
| 2024 | Second season of 'Blood of Zeus' is set to be released, continuing the animated series' narrative |
| July 2024 | Series was renewed for a third and final season by Netflix. |
| July 2024 | Netflix renewed Blood of Zeus for a third and final season, which is scheduled to premiere in 2025, completing the creators' original five-season vision. |
| May 16 2024 | Zen Studios released a digital Xena: Warrior Princess pinball table as part of the Universal Pinball: TV Classics downloadable content for Pinball FX. |
| May 10 2024 | The second season of Blood of Zeus premiered on Netflix, continuing the story developed by the Parlapanides brothers. |
| May 10 2024 | Blood of Zeus Season 2 was released, receiving universal critical acclaim and maintaining a 100% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. |
| March 24 2024 | New production of the Hercules musical opened at the Neue Flora in Hamburg, Germany, directed by Casey Nicholaw. |
| 2023 | Collider ranked Blood of Zeus #2 on its list of Top Ten Mythology Shows. |
| March 12 2023 | Revised Hercules musical completed its run at the Paper Mill Playhouse. |
| 2022 |
Modernization theory
Acemoglu and Robinson published 'Non-Modernization', critiquing modernization theory's inability to account for diverse paths of political development.
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| June 2022 | Guy Ritchie, known for directing Disney's live-action Aladdin remake, is announced as the director for the Hercules live-action adaptation. |
| February 9 2022 | Revised version of the Hercules musical opened at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey, with a new book by Kwame Kwei-Armah and Robert Horn. |
| 2021 | Empire magazine ranks Gladiator 39th on its '100 Best Movies Of All Time' list and 22nd best film of the 21st century. |
| 2021 | The film was re-released in the United Kingdom, continuing its anniversary celebrations. |
| 2021 | The show's musical score was nominated for an Annie Award for Best Music. |
| 2020 | Decca Records released 'Gladiator: 20th Anniversary Edition' soundtrack album. |
| 2020 | Gladiator was re-released in Australia and the Netherlands to commemorate its 20th anniversary, featuring a limited theatrical run. |
| 2020 | Netflix original animated series Blood of Zeus premiered, reinterpreting Greek mythology with a unique action-oriented approach. |
| 2020 | Netflix animated series 'Blood of Zeus' first season premiered, introducing an original mythological story about a hidden son of Zeus |
| December 2020 | Netflix renewed the series for a second season. |
| December 2020 | Netflix renewed Blood of Zeus for a second season, indicating the show's initial success and continuing storyline. |
| October 27 2020 | Blood of Zeus premiered its first season on Netflix, created by Charley and Vlas Parlapanides and produced by Powerhouse Animation Studios with South Korean animation studios Mua Film and Hanho Heung-Up. |
| May 7 2020 | The Russo brothers clarify their vision for the Hercules remake, stating it will not be a direct translation but will maintain the spirit of the original film while introducing new elements. |
| April 29 2020 | Walt Disney Pictures initiates development of a live-action remake of Hercules, with Jeffrey Silver and Karen Gilchrist as producers, drawing inspiration from their work on The Lion King CGI remake. |
| 2019 | Siddharth Kumar Tewary won Best Director at the Asian Television Awards |
| 2019 | Rohit Purohit was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the Asian Television Awards |
| 2019 | Laksh Lalwani was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the Asian Television Awards |
| August 31 2019 | Hercules musical premiered at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, running until September 8, featuring Jelani Alladin as Hercules and an ensemble cast including Roger Bart, James Monroe Iglehart, and Krysta Rodriguez. |
| August 30 2019 | Chandragupt Maurya went off-air after completing its narrative, concluding the story that began with Porus. |
| February 6 2019 | Theatrical adaptation of Hercules was announced for premiere at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park's Shakespeare in the Park festival, with Alan Menken and David Zippel returning to compose songs, Kristoffer Diaz writing the book, and Lear deBessonet directing. |
| 2018 | Rati Pandey won Favorite Actress of the Year (Critics) at the Lions Gold Awards |
| 2018 | Raghu Hegde won Best Sound(Fiction) at the Indian Telly Technical Awards |
| 2018 | Ketki Dalal won Best Costumes at the Indian Telly Technical Awards |
| 2018 | Porus was nominated for Best Theme Song at the Asian Academy Creative Awards |
| 2018 | One Life Studios was nominated for Best VFX at the Asian Academy Creative Awards |
| 2018 | Laksh Lalwani won Favorite Actor of the Year at the Lions Gold Awards |
| 2018 | One Life Studios won Best Telenova/Soap at the Asian Academy Creative Awards |
| November 14 2018 | Successor series Chandragupt Maurya premiered on Sony TV, featuring many key characters from Porus including Chanakya, Dhananand, Seleucus Nicator, and Amatya Rakshas with the same actors. |
| November 13 2018 | Porus television series concluded its run, ending as a finite series on Sony TV. |
| October 11 2018 | Release of Xena: Warrior Princess Ultimate Collection on DVD |
| June 28 2018 | PopMatters published a review by Andrea Tallarita defending the show and arguing its commercial failure might be due to audience unfamiliarity with classical texts. |
| May 2018 | Gladiator was released on Ultra HD Blu-ray, expanding its home media availability. |
| May 26 2018 | Buffalo News published a positive review by Randy Schiff, praising the show's pace, acting, and portrayal of Helen and Greek deities. |
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